Wall construction



15,4???@32 M. J. BONER WALL CONS TRUCTI O N Filed Aug. 25 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 @Ww/WMM@ @ma ES i923.

, M. J. BONER WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 25, 1922/ 2 SheetS-'Sheet 2 y ,i WM,

Patented Dec. i8, 123i.

inviter i f it MARTIN J. nonna, or vnivion, c iiLiFoiznin.

e Y Y f WALL consriaiccuron'.`

Application led August 25, 1922. Serial No. 584,271.

To allwftomztmay cof/wem.:VA s q 2 Beit known that l, MARTIN J. citizen 1 ot the United States, Venice, in the county of Los DONER, a residing at and the purpose vof-iny invention is the proi-. vision of 1a complete :building wall com-i. posed of a plurality of units, each otwliich 1 is formed: independentlylof tlie otlier so as to render it of tlie ready-cut type'in t-liat it can be made and sold to the vconsumer for use 1in the formationV oiI a strong, durable and `Waterproof building` wall. Y*

Itis also a provide; 4a building' wall unit. .which includes? slabs-,of` plaster or otlierasuitable material sustained in spaced relation to eacli and upon a frame to provide an air cliamber between tlie two, andsecuring,l means :torthe slabs :to prevent disintegrationrand/ to r securely retain tlie Vslabsupon tlie ra'me f Although l will describe onlyone torni of building;v wall embodyinglmy invention'.` and point out tlie novel features thereof claims,- it isto be nnderstod,that various changes andz;iiiodicationsf may bewmade herein without departing from the spirit of the invention or .the spirit and scope of the appended claims*` n: L a i: lin the accompanying drawings,

i* igure l is a broken away, one form of building wall unit embodying my invention; l A

Figure 2 is'atransverse sectional view of the unit sliown in Figure l; f f- `Figure 3 is a detail'view showing in perspective tlie waterproof slieet embodied in the building wall unit shown in tlie preceding' views; l i f Figure 4 is an enlarged view showing in horizontal section a corner ofa building wall and one means of connecting the wall units;:` y- .j n

Figure 5 is a horizontal'sectional view of two parallel wall units and tlie manner of connecting` saine; i f' Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 Angeles and i otherl S end of the trame for for the purpose of providing"y view sliowi'ngr in perspective; f

with portions thereof niolding' operation, e

secting wall units. @i Aj Similar reference characters refer ar parts in-eac'li of tlie f sho-wing one manner of connecting intera. Simiseveralviews.

elerringvspeciiicallyfto the drawings',

comprises a building wall triade i-ality f o-i wall units5 niywinvention in its present-embodiment up or a plu'- eacli of which comprises a rectangular traine formed Otwood orlother `suitable lmateiial and including a basevbeam l5, atop beam 16 and sid andl are connected .f at regular spacedinterva'ls by means of vertically extending rbeams '18 -`wliicli constitute Y. f partitionsfor dividing tlieivallV uni purpose of my -inventionwto manner. rllie beams plurality' oi chambersY as Secured. to' the opposite' sides oftlie unit and 2O otplaster or other Vin :ig-3' terminates at its relation -to tlie lower the purpose of accom'- A strip 22 oi wood orotlier suitable `materialis secured to relation to tlie traine are slabs i9 suitable materialQf Asclearly sliown ure l, tlieiniierslab 19v Y lower endin spaced niodating la base board-21."A

the frame and in contacting e beams t into a re fully lower edge of slab 19. 'This strip is `designed for the upper edge of base boardll7 securing' beams it beinp;

particularlynotedtliatl the upper edge oi' the base board is disposed in overlapp tion with respect to strip 22.

The-slabsl) andQO are 'preferably i-oiinedv corporated in tliis plaster are libers manila ber, hair, or

adapted to co-operate withvsecurin ed relaas previously stated of plaster, and insuch as `tlie like wliicli Vare bers 23 for securelyretaining the slabs in 'vertical positionupoii the frame'. if The `liber also serves to prevent disintegration ot' the slabs, it being understood tliat by curely bind the particles of plaster other. The fastenino: members 23 ar as comprising` nails-driven into tlie beams of tlie traine so tliat'tlieir heads in corporatingthe liber inthe plaster during the the liber serves to se- Ato each e .shown vertical proeams to nto the As the slab constitutes the outer side of the building wall unit, it is necessary that this slab be rendered waterproof, and to this end the inner side of the slab is covered with a sheet 2st of waterproof material which, as clearly shown in Figure 3, is punched at intervals to provide openings and tabs 26. In the application of the sheet 211 to the slab 20 the tabs 26 are imbedded within the plaster' as clearly shown in Figure 2 so that they serve to permanently retain the sheet as a unit upon the slab. It will be understood that in the formation of the wall unit, a plurality of sheets 24 are employed, one between any two vertical beams 17 and 18.

In the formation of a building wall with the building units constructed as described, connecting ribs or strips 27 are secured to the vertical beams 17. As shown in Figure ,5, the strip 27 at one end of the wall unit is reversely disposed with respect to the strip at the opposite end of the unit so that in the assembling of two units in edge to edge relation as shown in Figure 5, the strips 27 will cooperate to connection between the two units. In such an arrangement, a gap is left between the d slabs 19 and 2O of one unit with respect to the sl-abs of the other'unit, and in order to lill these gaps and provide a continuous outer and inner wall,.strips of plaster are molded after the units have been assembled 'by plac- V ing molding strips 2S in spanning relation to the gaps so as to permit of the pouring of the plaster downwardly between the units. rIhe plaster havingbeen poured into position, the plates 28 are allowed to remain until the plaster has become set when they canbe removed.

In the case of connecting a plurality of building wall units in right angular relation to each other as shown in Figure 6, the connecting strips cooperate as shown to completely fill the space between the units and to thereby allow the compact arrangement of the units in providing the intersection between any two building walls.

Referring now to Figure A, I have here shown one means of connecting the two corner units of the building wall. In this instance, the connecting strips 27 are secured to each other by nails 29, and an additional beam or strip 30 is secured to the strips so as to cooperate with the latter in forming an angular support for a right angular slab of plaster 31. This slab 31 is adapted to be secured to the elements 2T and 30 in anyv suitable manner, and ispreferably ornamental' and rendered waterproof as it is disposed eXteriorly of the buildings.

Although I have described and specifically Y shown vertical and horizontal beams or studding for the wall units, it is to be understood that diagonal beams may be employed in conjunction with the vertical beams withtion.

provide a solidv out departing from the spirit of the inven- Furthermore, manila ber, burlap, and metal laths can be used as reinforcing means for the slabs of plaster.

What I claim is:

1. A building wall unit comprising a frame including spaced vertically disposedV beams, slabs. of plastic material arrangedv at opposite sides of the beams and spanning the same to provide chambers between the beams, and securing means driven into the beams and imbedded in said slabs for the purpose described.

2. A building wall.unit comprising a frame including vertically disposed and spaced beams, plastic -slabs arranged at opposite sides of the beams, and nails driven into the beams and having. their heads imbedded in said slabs.

3. A building. wall unit .comprising a frame, securing members carried by the frame, slabs of plastic material having liber incorporated therein, said slabs being ar-` ranged at opposite sidesof the frame and having said headed securing members imbedded therein.

4:. A building wall Yunit comprising a frame, securing membersl carried .by the Y frame, slabs of plastic material having ber.

incorporated therein, saidslabsV being arranged at opposite sides of the frameand having said securing members .imbedded therein, and sheets of waterproof material secured to the inner side ofxone of said slabs.

, 5. In a building wall unit, a frame, slabs .of `plastic material secured to the opposite sides ofthe frame, and a sheet ofnwaterproof material arranged at the inner side of one of the slabs, said sheet ybeing punched at intervals to provide tabs which are adapted to be imbedded'in said slab.

6. A building wall unit comprising av frame including vertical beams arranged in spaced relation toeach other, slabs of plastic material secured to the oppositesides of the beams, one of said slabs terminating short of the lower end of the frame, a strip secured togthe frame and contacting with the lower edge of the last mentioned slab, and a sheet of waterproof material secured to the inner side of the other slab.

7. A 'building wall unit comprising a frame including vertical lbeams arranged in spaced relation to each other, slabs of plastic material secured to the opposite sides of the beams, one of said slabs terminating short of the lower end of the frame, `and a strip secured to the frame and contacting ulritbh the lower edge of the last mentioned s a 8. A` building wall unit comprising a tic material secured to the opposite sidesV of the beams, one of said slabs terminating lshort of the lower end of the frame, and a 9. A building Wall comprising a plurality of units arranged edge to edge, each unitv including a frame formed of vertically and horizontally disposed beams, slabs of plaslo tic material secured to the opposite sides of the frame, connecting ribs secured to the outermost vertical beams and With the ribs of any one unit reversely disposed with respect to the ribs of an adjacent unit, and strips or" plastic material supported on the ribs for spanning the space lbetween the slabs of any two adjacent units.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification.

MARTIN J. BONER. 

